The Camden Assembly is London’s newest venue

A 400-capacity music venue called The Camden Assembly has opened in North London.

It’s a new venture from The Columbo Group, the team behind XOYO, Phonox and The Jazz Café.

A weighty D&B Soundsystem powers the spot, which will host a range of live music and club nights, as well as a Tuesday pub quiz. It will also operate as a restaurant, with burgers served by Lucky Chip.

Andy Peyton, The Camden Assembly’s Head of Music, said: “When I started as a promoter 10 years ago, my first event at The Camden Barfly felt like a huge moment for my career. At the time the venue was at the very centre of the indie music scene, with Queens Of Noize putting on the best upcoming bands in the country (from The Libertines to Bloc Party to Kasabian), and new night Kill Em All being the first to re-blur the lines between guitars and electronic music for that generation of NME readers.

“It is with great pride and honour that we can share the launch parties of The Camden Assembly, a new chapter for this historic venue. We wanted the line-ups to reflect the times, where no one listens to just one genre of music anymore; where you are just as likely to see Section Boyz or Diplo at Reading as you are Radiohead.

“We want this venue not to be a monument to the glory days of indie, or the glory days of Camden, or the glory days of The Barfly. Instead we hope it will be a forward-thinking reflection of the eclectic tastes young people have today, something Camden and London can be proud of.”

AJ Tracey, Dave, Yxng Bane, Seb Chew kicked off its programme last night, and The 2 Bear, MikeQ, L-Vis 1990, Teki Latex, Rushmore, Soweto Kinch, Andrew AShong, Binker & Moses and Laura Misch will appear across this weekend.

Head to The Camden Assembly’s website for further details.

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